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I love the core idea behind Maker Faire: Project-based learning. Learning by doing. Putting the “construct” in constructivism. Maker Faire NY has been an annual family highlight for us each of its last two years–and we’re already looking forward to our next craft and explosion-filled weekend this September at the New York Hall of Science.

In the interim, however, there is Maker Camp. This summer, the inventive minds at Make have teamed up with Google+ to provide 30 days of online projects and programming for kids aged 13 and up (younger children aren’t excluded from the fun but will need to access the activities through their parent’s Google+ account).

Here’s how it works: Each day, Monday through Thursday, starting this week, a new Maker Camp project and YouTube video will be unveiled at 8am PST. Teen makers will then have from 8am-2pm PST to build the day’s project and post pics and comments on their Google+ accounts (using the hashtag #MakerCamp).